Recent Beer Blog Posts

After a few days in Chicago on a business trip, I’m back in the northwest. Unfortunately I didn’t have the time I hoped while I was there to do more reviews (I only did 1 out of 4 days), so that puts me a few days behind on my 50 beer challenge. It’s alright, I’ll make up for it this …

Oh the joys of travelling. I’m headed to a business conference in Chicago and had what was going to be a 45 minute layover in Salt Lake City. Once I landed in SLC I learned that my connecting flight to Chicago was cancelled. After an hour of dealing with gate agents I’m left with a ticket to Atlanta tonight and …

Aloha! It’s my 9th day in a row of my 50 day beer challenge and today I’m heading to Hawaii. Well, I’m not but my mouth did as I tried out Fire Rock Pale Ale from Kona Brewing, brewed in Kona, Hawaii (well they also brew in Portland, Oregon and Portsmouth, New Hampshire but are headquartered in Hawaii). If you’re …

I was recently drooling over the beer selection at my local Whole Foods and realized I should pick up a few beers for my 50 beer challenge. While there, I came across Victory Brewing Companies Hop Wallop, an imperial IPA that’s been around since about 2003 but I’ve yet to try. Representing Pennsylvania, Victory is one of the east coast …

Today I decided to take my 50 beer challenge to the state of Delaware, where I cracked open a big bottle of Dogfish Head Namaste. Namaste is a Belgian style white beer made with dried organic orange slices, lemongrass, and coriander. I’m always intrigued when I walk into a bottle shop and there is a sign on a certain beer …